The General objective is to enable China to achieve effective standards of work safety and health comparable to those prevailing in the EU in all high risk sectors (coal mining, non –coal mining, chemical industry) including the objective of a zero-fatality rate The Specific objective is to provide technical assistance for developing China’s capacity at all appropriate levels to design and enforce an effective OHS strategy based on the principles of prevention and the direct involvement of workers in risk management.

Support to capacity-building for policy formulation, regulatory strengthening and more effective inspection systems through:

Organisation of workshops, seminars and conferences with a good geographical representation to present results and lessons learned during the project and discuss how these can be reflected in OHS polic y-making

Developing sustainable dialogue and coordination mechanism (employers - workers - state administration) to enable the establishment and functioning of the triangle of employers, workers and SAWS

Setting up an IAG to facilitate active exchange and discussion of tools and methods to improve OHS policy-making and enforcement between SAWS, other Chinese stakeholders and international actors / donors